Convert string to date: strptime identifier not found

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strptime() equivalent on Windows?

I'm trying to convert a string to date. strptime taken from here does exactly what I want. However when I try to use it in my code the compiler complains about it:

error C2065: 'strptime' : undeclared identifier

I have included time.h header. I'm using visual studio 2003, also tried 2008.
Is this really a standard function? Is there another function I could use without having to install additional libraries like boost?

http://stackoverflow.com/a/3137634/279982 This solved it. – atoMerz Dec 22 '12 at 08:36 — atoMerz, Dec 22 '12 at 08:36

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 22 '12 at 08:21

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strptime is not standard C or C++; it is Unix. If you're on a non-Unix machine, it may be present, but more likely, you'll have to find an open source for it, and install it yourself. (In the case of Visual Studio, a lot of Unix specific functions are available, but with an underscore in front of the name. I don't know if this is the case of strptime, but you might try _strptime.)

answered Dec 22 '12 at 08:21

James Kanze

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Nopes, still not available. Thanks for the response. – atoMerz Dec 22 '12 at 08:25

Convert string to date: strptime identifier not found

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